MBP 13" 2.8GHz i7 (2011) or MBP 13" 2.5GHz i5 (2012)?

Hey,
I'd like to upgrade my 2010 MBP Core 2 Duo Macbook Pro, and was just going to get the new basic 13" MBP, with the i5 2.5GHz and HD4000 setup, but I realised that last year's high-end 13" MBP is pretty much the same price, and it has a far more powerful CPU (i7 2.8GHz), however, only the HD3000 GPU...
I'd mainly be using Final Cut 7 with all the normal mundane apps too, so I figured the newest GPU would be most useful, plus getting the newly released 2012 MBP would help increase resale value. And, I'd upgrade the RAM to 8gb as soon as I got either machine.
What I'm asking is - does anyone have an insight into which MBP would perform best for my purposes? The (2011) 2.8GHz i7, but with only HD3000 GPU, or (2012) 2.5GHz i5 with HD4000 GPU?
Many thanks
Chris
(ps, I've tried, but can't find Geekbench scores comparing the two machines)

If I was in your shoes, I would go for the newer MB Pro.
Although the new MB Pro is using the i5 and not the i7 the late 2011 is using, you won't really see much of a speed difference because the bus speed of the new one is running at 1600MHz as opposed to the 1333MHz on the older one.
Memory is also faster on the newer MB Pro.
The video of the new one, althought not double the speed of the old MB Pro, it's still faster. Again, because of the faster bus speed.
My suggestion is to go with the newer MB Pro. New processor, faster RAM and bus speed and a newer version of Intel's Integrated graphics.
I own a late 2011 MB Pro with 16GB of RAM that I bought a month ago, kicking myself for not waiting. But quite happy with what I have.

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